Rite Aid Feb. Same Store Sales Down 0.8% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) reported that, for the five weeks ended Feb. 27, 2016, same store sales decreased 0.8 percent. February front-end same store sales decreased 0.5 percent. Pharmacy same store sales decreased 0.9 percent.

Total drugstore sales for the five-week period increased 0.1 percent with sales of $2.562 billion compared to $2.559 billion for the same period last year.

The company reported that its same store sales for the 13-week period ended Feb. 27, 2016 decreased 0.6 percent over the prior-year period. Front-end same store sales decreased 0.4 percent while pharmacy same store sales decreased 0.8 percent.

Total drugstore sales for the 13 weeks ended Feb. 27, 2016 decreased 0.3 percent with sales of $6.775 billion compared to $6.796 billion for the same period last year.